…standing is the winner. To spice up the game, the blocks are auctioned, either “pay to take it” or “pay to not to take it”. It was great fun, particularly our second game. The towers got outrageous. Petri, who has a history of doing miniature paintings, demonstrated his capabilities to put down difficult blocks between…
…the tiles weren’t mixed well enough, as we both completed all our groups and got every amphora possible!), but Johanna won. She thought the game was a bit complicated (and I very much agree — for the first few games everyone should be a bit confused), but I think she enjoyed it enough. We also…
…Online Ricochet Robot. There’s a daily puzzle one can try to solve and fastest solvers score points. In addition to the general ranking, there are divisions and competitions. One can compete with friends or co-workers and there’s, for example, on-going USA vs Europe competition. Try it out, if you like Ricochet Robot and lack opponents….
…and see if they’re doing a Finnish translation of it. Duck Dealer, which is the odd new Splotter game. Buying and selling cheap crap in the world of intergalactic trade? Complex planning, infrastructure development, route-building… From Splotter. 100% non-avoidable. Must-buy. Won’t think twice. Something that needs to be bought pretty soon, though the 1500 copy…
…simply Timeline with music: each card plays a song from Spotify, and you need to figure out where on your timeline it fits. We play this with very relaxed rules, and it’s great fun. We also played this once with my daughter, and it was even more fun, given the generation gap. Horseless Carriage. I…
…lost, even though I built my city almost full. One work and two good Prestige cards simply isn’t enough. Next I got five players to join me for a game of Wildlife. Six-player game was good — a bit too much downtime, but I felt like I had some control in the game, which was…
…on the last turn run through four-five landscapes. The competition becomes more interesting. You can’t fall out of pace — if you are three-four landscapes behind in the end, there’s no way you can catch up. You must bid more aggressively during the game. It all results to a more interesting game instead of “bid…
I played Pentago, the Finnish game of the year, yesterday with Johanna. My darling wife was amazed when she heard that was the winner. She may not be a hardcore gamer, but she isn’t clueless either! The game sucks, simply put. It’s your typical naughts-and-crosses on six by six board; one board quadrant is rotated…